Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
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“Resource recycling of waste materials” <Printed materials that cannot be used as finished products (waste paper)>
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
In the printing process, registration, color adjustments, and other steps generate printed materials that cannot be used as finished products (waste paper). Waste paper generated at our company is separated according to the type of material used, shredded to prevent customer information from being leaked, and then collected by recycling companies. After being recycled into raw materials at each recycling company, the waste paper is delivered to paper manufacturers, where it is regenerated as new products or as refuse derived fuel (RPF) for making products.
PASSTO, an all-in-one service of collection, sorting, and redistribution of unnecessary items to realize a circular economy.
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd.
We have been working on redistributing unnecessary items for over 15 years. However, the biggest challenge we face is the infrastructure for recycling does not exist close to consumers while the infrastructure for discarding items is close to our daily lives. In order to solve this problem, we have developed an original brand called “PASSTO” that handles collection, sorting, and redistribution of unnecessary items all at once.
Promoting Reuse together with the DIY store, local government, and residents
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. Saitama City CAINZ CORPORATION
In order to promote the local recycling-oriented society, Saitama City has held a slogan, “We work together and participate to create a recycling-oriented city Saitama)'', while CAINZ held “Let's all DIY the lives of the town (Kumimachi Plan)''.
Launched "Wear to Fashion" in collaboration with ITOCHU Corporation to realize a truly circular fashion future.
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. ITOCHU Corporation
As part of our efforts to address the issue of fashion loss (clothing disposal), we launched a service called “Wear to Fashion” in 2022 in collaboration with ITOCHU Textile Company, which provides RENU, a polyester made from recycled used fibers.
The Circular Economy Lease(CE Lease) provided by Fuyo Lease
Fuyo General Lease Co.,Ltd.
The Circular Economy Lease (CE Lease) is a lease that promotes the circular economy by setting a residual value and utilizing a clause that allows the property to be returned at the end of the lease. Fuyo Lease reliably reuses and recycles products that are returned with their use value maintained, thereby extending product life and improving resource recycling.
Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2022
Japan Soft Drink Association
Since 2020, beverage industry has implemented numerous activities to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling (Closed Loop Recycling) of PET Bottles. Our initiatives continue into 2022 where we continued promoting test events and educative activities focused on resource circulation and minimizing marine litter.
Recycling of used backing paper (release paper) for sticker and label products
Japan-Earth Conscious Labeling
The following members of the supply chain in this resource recycling project are the constituent members. (1) Companies using stickers and labels: Proper separation of release paper and proper shipping Intermediate treatment companies: Proper collection and transportation (3) Recyclers: Utilization of release paper as a resource (4) Base material manufacturing companies: Development and manufacture of base materials that are easy to recycle (5) Printing and processing companies: Adopt easy-to-recycle base materials, print, process, sell, and promote recycling.
Upcycling of waste plastic in collaboration with local government
S.lab Inc.
・Members/roles Kamakura City: Collection of used plastic resources from citizens Keio University: Overall project management and raw material development, printing operation and design for 3D printing S.lab Inc.: Joint development and providing pellet type 3D printing equipment ・Points of collaboration We aim to upcycle used plastic materials which is collected from local communities with a high added-value 3D printer. We make it easier to carry out these activities by collaborating with local government. There are also many private companies that cooperate and provide technical assistance in our activities.
Closed-Loop-Recycling of P-Con
OKABE Co., Ltd.
The collection of used P-Con in the Kanto region begun in October 2022, and "EcoP-Con", which is made of materials recycled from collected products, was launched in September 2023.
closed-loop system
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
We established our company-wide recycling policy in 1995, under which we have been collecting products used by customers for recycling and reuse.
ApeosPort-VI C RC" series of recycled full-color digital multifunction devices that use reusable parts for 84% of the main unit weight
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Since 1995, FUJIFILM Business Innovation began collecting, reusing, and recycling used products, and launched remanufactured digital multifunction products as the ApeosPort-VI C RC series in September 2022.
About resource recycling of used ink cartridges
ecorica.inc
We have realized the first system in Japan to collect and reuse used cartridges of inkjet printers on a nationwide scale.